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Boy band The Wanted to stage Philippine concert on September 14

"The Wanted is slated to perform for a one-night-only concert in the Philippines on September 14.

"The British-Irish boy band is behind the popular songs “All Time Low,” “Glad You Came,” and the summer single, "Chasing the Sun."

"Get to know more about the band members here:

Max George

"Born 6 September 1988 (age 23), Max grew up with his family in Manchester. Before music, he had been a football player with Manchester’s Preston North End. He was a member of Avenue, a five-piece boy band that gained popularity in the third season of The X Factor before signing into The Wanted.

Nathan Sykes

"Born 18 April 1993 (age 19), and known as the ‘baby’ of the group, Nathan grew up in Abbeydale, Gloucester with his younger sister and mother, who was a music teacher. He started singing and performing at the age of 6 and attended Sylvia Young's theatre school at age 11. He continued to perform in various singing competitions and even attempted to represent the U.K. in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 held in Lillehammer, Norway. In the British qualifying finals, he sang "Born to Dance" coming 3rd overall.

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Siva Kaneswaran

"Born 16 November 1988 (age 23), Siva grew up in Blanchardstown, Dublin with his Sri Lankan Tamil father, Irish mother, twin brother Kumar and six other siblings. He started modeling at 16 and appeared in various ads where he was eventually spotted and recruited into The Wanted.

Jay McGuiness

"Born 24 July 1990 (age 22), Jay grew up in Newark, Nottinghamshire. He attended Holy Trinity Roman Catholic school in Newark. At the age of 13, Jay went to Charlotte Hamilton School of Dance. He has a non-identical twin brother named Tom and three other siblings.

Tom Parker

"Born 4 August 1988 (age 24), Tom grew up in Bolton. He learned to play the guitar at the age of 16 after trying out his older brother's guitar. He went to Manchester Metropolitan University and studied Geography, but eventually pursued a professional career in singing. Tom joined a Take That tribute band and toured Northern England, before joining The Wanted in 2009.

"Catch Max George, Nathan Sykes, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness and Siva Kaneswaran of The Wanted as they perform live on September 14 at the NBC Tent, Taguig City.

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